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22 more die from flu in South Carolina

DHEC said nearly 18,400 people tested positive for flu between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10.

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Updated: 11:07 AM EST Feb 15, 2018

22 more die from flu in South Carolina

DHEC said nearly 18,400 people tested positive for flu between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10.

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Updated: 11:07 AM EST Feb 15, 2018

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WEBVTT MADELEINE: THE FLU THIS YEAR ISDOING MORE THAN JUST SENDINGFOLKS TO BED WITH SOME SOUP.IN SOME CASES, IT'S SENDINGYOUNG, HEALTHY TEENS TO THEHOSPITAL ON LIFE SUPPORT.MORE THAN 60 CHILDREN DIEDNATIONWIDE FROM THE FLU THISYEAR ACCORDING TO THE CDC, ANDTHE REALITY IS THAT NUMBER ISGROWING, BUT NOT JUST FOR THOSEWITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMSTAYLOR: SO THE FLU IS ON ARAMPAGE THIS YEAR, WHICH IS ATERM I DON'T LIKE TO USE, BUT ITIS VERY CONTAGIOUS.MADELEINE: NURSE PRACTITIONERTAYLOR MCKEOWEN WITH BON SECOURSST. FRANCIS SAYS IT'S OFTEN WHENTHE FLU GOES UNTREATED THAT THEREAL PROBLEMS ARISE.TAYLOR: THESE ARE THE PATIENTSTHAT ARE ACTUALLY BEING ADMITTEDTO THESE CRITICAL CARE UNITS.MADELEINE: FOR HEALTHY ADULTS,SEPSIS IS THE BIGGEST THREAT,WHICH OCCURS WHEN A PERSON'SIMMUNE SYSTEM GOES INTOOVERDRIVE WHEN FIGHTING THE FLU,WHICH CAN ULTIMATELY END IORGAN FAILURENTER ECMO, A FORM OF LIFESUPPORT THAT ESSENTIALLY DOESTHE JOB OF THE LUNGS FROMOUTSIDE THE BODY.TAYLOR: THESE LIFE-SUPPORTMACHINES TO KEEP THEIR HEARTCIRCULATING LIKE THEY NEED TO,KEEP THOSE LUNGS FUNCTIONINGLIKE THEY NEED TMADELEINE: MCKEOWEN SAYS IT'SCRITICAL TO GET TREATMENT AT THESLIGHTEST SIGN OF THE FLU,BEFORE COMPROMISING YOUR BODY

22 more die from flu in South Carolina

DHEC said nearly 18,400 people tested positive for flu between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10.

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Updated: 11:07 AM EST Feb 15, 2018

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) —

South Carolina health officials say 22 more people have died from flu in the state in the past week.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control said that the latest report shows that 128 people have died from the flu in South Carolina since the season started in October.

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DHEC said nearly 18,400 people tested positive for flu between Feb. 4 and Feb. 10. That's down a bit from the previous week.

But the agency said nearly 100,000 people in South Carolina have tested positive for flu since October.

The flu season normally runs October through May.

A spokeswoman for the American Red Cross says blood donations have dropped in South Carolina because of sickness among potential donors.